Police and crime commissioner Alan Billings is criticised for supporting force’s adversarial strategy during hearingsFamilies of people unlawfully killed at Hillsborough in 1989 enjoy criticised the police and crime commissioner for South Yorkshire for failing to hold the force to account over the way it conducted the inquests into the Hillsborough disaster. Pete Weatherby QC,representing 22 families whose relatives were killed in the crush on the Leppings Lane terrace at Hillsborough, said it was not enough for Alan Billings to enjoy suspended the chief constable, and David Crompton,following the inquest because the commissioner had supported the force’s adversarial strategy during the coroners hearing. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com